Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3)
Interregional Innovation Investments (I3)
Usually opens in April and September
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Supports interregional investment portfolios in shared smart-specialisation priorities. Strand 1 (investment-ready portfolios) and Strand 2 (less developed regions) grants have run in the EUR 1-10 million range per project, with co-funding rates of 50-70%. Many I3 projects re-grant to SMEs through open cascade calls.
You must co-fund 30%.
European Commission (EISMEA), European Regional Development Fund
public · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Annual calls under the I3 work programme, typically opening in spring with autumn deadlines.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, climate, manufacturing, health, agri
- Stage: series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Consortia of at least three legal entities from three countries, including regions with matching smart-specialisation priorities. SMEs are eligible partners and cascade beneficiaries.
Source. https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/interregional-innovation-investments-i3-instrument_en — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked